: any of various water-soluble protein derivatives formed by partial hydrolysis of proteins
Word History
Etymology
proteo- (in proteolysis) + -ose entry 2
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
proteose
noun
pro·te·ose ˈprōt-ē-ˌōs
: any of various protein derivatives that are formed by the partial hydrolysis of proteins (as by enzymes of the gastric and pancreatic juices), that are not coagulated by heat, and that are soluble in water but are precipitated from solution by saturation with ammonium sulfate compare peptonesense 1